TRINAMIC has released EtherCAT slave controllers with advanced interfaces for industrial Ethernet and the IoT
TMC8460 is the first highly integrated EtherCAT slave controller. It does not need to be controlled through an application-layer processor; instead, it is controlled through PWM and pulse/direction, eliminating latency for applications requiring real-time communication. Through a series of optimizations based on EtherCAT features, it can better leverage the advantages of EtherCAT.